Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California, with about 345,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Anaheim offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Anaheim, every one opened and checked, and lists 1 more whose site blocks automated checks.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Anaheim records are kept
- Kept by the City of Anaheim: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Orange County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Orange County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Anaheim police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Anaheim police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Anaheim police records.
- Website: pd.anaheim.net/173/Records (page title: Records | Anaheim Police, CA)
- Phone: 714-765-1900
- Address: 425 S Harbor Boulevard Anaheim, CA 92805
- Hours: Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Orange County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Anaheim City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: anaheim.net/27/City-Hall
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the site did not answer our automated check (HTTP 429); open it directly in a browser.
Public records requests to Anaheim
California public records law applies to the city government of Anaheim. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: anaheim.net/1920/Records (page title: Records | Anaheim, CA)
- Phone: (714) 765-5166
- Address: 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard 2nd Floor, Room 217 Anaheim, CA 92805
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Orange County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Orange County. The Orange County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Anaheim website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Anaheim offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Anaheim?
Request it from the Anaheim police records unit at pd.anaheim.net/173/Records, phone 714-765-1900. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Anaheim?
Anaheim cases are heard by the courts that serve Orange County, and people arrested in Anaheim are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Orange County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Anaheim?
Through the city's records request page at anaheim.net/1920/Records, phone (714) 765-5166. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.